Third Quotes

1961 Third quotes by 1550 unique authors

I found myself thinking about President William McKinley, the third American president to be assassinated. He lived for several days after he was shot, and… — John Green
Third time pays for all — J.R.R. Tolkien
Claire. Wake up.” She blinked and realized that her head was on Shane’s shoulder, and Michael was nowhere to be seen. Her first thought was,… — Rachel Caine
I conveniently forgot to remember that people only have two hands, or, as another parent once said of having a third child, it's time for… — Anna Quindlen
Man is a machine, but a very peculiar machine. He is a machine which, in right circumstances, and with right treatment, can know that he… — P D Ouspensky
I offer Emily half of my hit of acid- Love Saves the Day. It's my second or third time tripping, Emily's first, and she's understandably… — Nick Flynn
In nineteen minutes, you can mow the front lawn; color your hair; watch a third of a hockey game. In nineteen minutes, you can bake… — Jodi Picoult
It doesn't have to be on Valentine's Day. It doesn't have to be by the time you turn eighteen or thirty-three or fifty-nine. It doesn't… — David Levithan
Some years ago there was in the city of York a society of magicians. They met upon the third Wednesday of every month and read… — Susanna Clarke
There are roughly three New Yorks. There is, first, the New York of the man or woman who was born here, who takes the city… — Elwyn Brooks White
One day, on tearing off some old bark, I saw two rare beetles, and seized one in each hand. Then I saw a third and… — Charles Darwin
At the time we’re stuck in it, like hostages locked in a Turkish bath, high school seems the most serious business in the world to… — Stephen King
If I ever reach heaven I expect to find three wonders there: first, to meet some I had not thought to see there; second, to… — Billy Joel
A few years ago it dawned on me that everybody past a certain age ... pretty much constantly dreams of being able to escape from… — Douglas Coupland
Sir, pay no attention to the people who say the glass is half empty, because 32% means it's 2/3 empty. There's still some liquid in… — Stephen Colbert
A fall from the third floor hurts as much as a fall from the hundredth. If I have to fall, may it be from a… — Paulo Coelho
May I share with you a formula that in my judgment will help you and help me to journey well through mortality... First, fill your… — Thomas S. Monson
The History of every major Galactic Civilization tends to pass through three distinct and recognizable phases, those of Survival, Inquiry and Sophistication, otherwise known as… — Douglas Adams
The Great Depression was going on, so that the station and the streets teemed with homeless people, just as they do today. The newspapers were… — Kurt Vonnegut
It's harder to write in the third person but the advantage is you move around better. — Ernest Hemingway
Most non-readers are nothing but an agglomeration of third-hand opinion and blindly received wisdom. — Tom Bissell
It is unconceivable that the whole Universe was merely created for us who live in this third-rate planet of a third-rate moon. — Alfred Lord Tennyson
But perhaps more important, as someone wishing to make a comment or two about contemporary life and values, I don't have to dig through libraries… — Sidney Poitier
Why is the third hand on a watch called a second hand? — Steven Wright
A third...candidate for Shakespearean authorship was Christopher Marlowe. He was the right age (just two months older than Shakespeare), had the requisite talent, and would… — Bill Bryson

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